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Piazza Santa Croce is one of the main plazas or squares located in the central neighbourhood of Florence, in the region of Tuscany, Italy. It is located near Piazza della Signoria and the National Central Library, and takes its name from the Basilica of Santa Croce that overlooks the square.

The square, with the Basilica of Santa Croce
An aerial view of the Piazza Santa Croce in Florence
The Piazza seen from the Dante monument in front of the church

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Piazza Santa Croce

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11°15′41.33″E / 43.7688500°N 11.2614806°E / 43.7688500; 11.2614806 Piazza Santa Croce is one of the main plazas or squares located in the central neighbourhood...

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Monument to Dante

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Alighieri) is a monument to Dante Alighieri in Piazza Santa Croce, outside the Basilica of Santa Croce, in Florence, Italy. Erected in 1865, it is the...

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Calcio storico fiorentino

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in Italy. Once played, the sport is thought to have started in the Piazza Santa Croce in Florence. There it became known as the giuoco del calcio fiorentino...

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List of squares in Florence

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artists and writers, notably those of Futurism. Piazza Santa Croce: Dominated by the Basilica of Santa Croce it is a rectangular square in the center of the...

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Florence

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Ghirlandaio; the Basilica of Santa Croce, the principal Franciscan church in the city, which is situated on the Piazza di Santa Croce, about 800 metres (2,600...

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Pontifical University of the Holy Cross

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the Pontifical University of Santa Croce has two campuses. One is in Piazza di Sant'Apollinare, northern area of Piazza Navona. The other is the library...

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Roman Amphitheatre of Florence

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Rehabilitation of Florence, to build a grand avenue between the Piazza della Signoria and Piazza Santa Croce, but the plan was never realized. A reconstruction of...

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Enrico Pazzi

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Italy. He is known for his Monument to Dante (1857-1865) in the Piazza Santa Croce, Florence, and for the Prince Mihailo Monument in the center of Serbian...

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Santa Croce in Gerusalemme

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The Basilica of the Holy Cross in Jerusalem or Basilica di Santa Croce in Gerusalemme (Latin: Basilica Sanctae Crucis in Hierusalem) is a Catholic Minor...

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Giorgio de Chirico

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The Enigma of an Autumn Afternoon, after the revelation he felt in Piazza Santa Croce. He also painted The Enigma of the Oracle while in Florence. In July...

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Patti Smith

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and exhibitions in Florence, Smith played an open-air concert at Piazza Santa Croce, commemorating her performance in the same city 30 years earlier....

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Il Volo

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materialized in an album and a world tour that debuted on 1 July in Piazza Santa Croce in Florence. They took part in the 2019 Sanremo Music Festival with...

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Piazza del Popolo

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Italian) after which the church of Santa Maria del Popolo, in the northeast corner of the piazza, takes its name. The piazza lies inside the northern gate...

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On an Island Tour

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France Théâtre Antique 2 August 2006 Florence Italy Piazza Santa Croce 11 August 2006 Venice Piazza San Marco 12 August 2006 Featuring an unrehearsed performance...

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Football

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which today is known as "calcio storico" ("historic kickball") in the Piazza Santa Croce. The young aristocrats of the city would dress up in fine silk costumes...

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Dante Alighieri

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monastery. Florence built a tomb for Dante in 1829, in the Basilica of Santa Croce. That tomb has been empty ever since, with Dante's body remaining in...

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Simonetta Vespucci

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Careggi. At La Giostra (a jousting tournament) in 1475, held at the Piazza Santa Croce, Giuliano entered the lists bearing a banner upon which was a picture...

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Metaphysical painting

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inspired by what de Chirico called a "revelation" that he experienced in Piazza Santa Croce in Florence. In subsequent works he developed a disquieting imagery...

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List of city squares

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Signoria Piazza del Duomo Piazza Santa Croce Piazza della Repubblica Piazza Santa Trinita Piazza della Libertà Piazzale Michelangelo Piazza Saffi – Forlì...

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Rugby union in Italy

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example of this is Calcio Storico Fiorentino played in Florence. The Piazza Santa Croce of Florence is the cradle of this sport, that became known as giuoco...

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MTV Italian Music Awards

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"Verrei ma non posso": Cast O.C. Best Cry Award: Jesse McCartney Best Riempi-Piazza: Gemelli DiVersi Best TRL City: Milano Best Funny Moment: Bloodhound Gang...

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Santa Croce e San Bonaventura alla Pilotta

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Santa Croce e San Bonaventura alla Pilotta or Santa Croce e di San Bonaventura dei Lucchesi is a church in Rome, sited on via dei Lucchesi in the Trevi...

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Bruno Fanciullacci

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were captured by Mario Carità's Fascist forces in a trap set at the Piazza Santa Croce, having hidden themselves in an ambulance car. Chianesi was tortured...

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Trastevere

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Sisto Piazza di Santa Maria in Trastevere Piazza Trilussa Piazza di San Cosimato Piazza di San Calisto Piazza di San Francesco d'Assisi Piazza Giuseppe...

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